Athens Intensified 2015: Oct 7-10

Athens Intensified, the music festival curated by longtime Athenian and Flagpole columnist Gordon Lamb, is slated to kick off later this evening. Now in its fourth year, the festival serves as a cross-section of local and nationally touring talent, all hand-picked by Lamb. While this year’s headliners include standouts like Toro y Moi, Wavves, and Willis Earl Beal, we at The Blue Indian are particularly excited about the stellar assortment of Georgia musicians gracing the festival’s multiple downtown clubs and stages, including the slowcore inspired alt-rock of Athens/Atlanta band Grand Vapids, the chilled out electronic productions of Dillon McCabe’s Stay At Home Dad, and New Wives’ brand of self-described “doom pop”. Below, we’ve picked out the festival’s Georgia natives by night and venue.

Two tiers of tickets are available for Athens Intensified: access to all shows is priced at $50, and access to all shows except tonight’s Toro y Moi performance and Friday’s Wavves show costs $25. Pricing for individual shows can be found on the Athens Intensified website.